Stop sleeping on Cole Beasley

[Galian Beast]

You've got an undrafted wide receiver who in his first year with limited playing time gets 128 yards, bulks up in his first offseason and comes back to get 368 yards, 2 tds, and 20 first downs...

Beasley will continue to add mass, and will continue to get better as a wide receiver. I completely expect to see him get 500+ yards 6+ tds this year.

The fact that Beasley balled last year, and people are still sleeping on him is mind boggling to me. There isn't just one type of successful receiver in the nfl.

 

[Chappy]

I agree and Beasley is a massive part of our offense going forward.

Ever since Day 1 he played for us i said he is our new Wes Welker!

I love him and they way he goes about it.

 

[DuDa]

I don't think people are sleeping on him. I think it has to do more with knowing that the coaching staff won't use him much.

 

[Alexander]

I don't think people are sleeping on him. I think it has to do more with knowing that the coaching staff won't use him much.

If anything I think we have higher expectations for him than he is capable of. What we saw last season is probably about what he is capable of doing and that is not bad.

I am more excited to see if we get Harris more involved in the offense. He is the one I think has special game changing skills.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Nobody sleeps on Cole Beastly.

 

[Future]

We aren't going to get much more from him this year than we did last year, especially if Street ends up being a player, imo.

 

[starfrombirth]

You've got an undrafted wide receiver who in his first year with limited playing time gets 128 yards, bulks up in his first offseason and comes back to get 368 yards, 2 tds, and 20 first downs...

Beasley will continue to add mass, and will continue to get better as a wide receiver. I completely expect to see him get 500+ yards 6+ tds this year.

The fact that Beasley balled last year, and people are still sleeping on him is mind boggling to me. There isn't just one type of successful receiver in the nfl.

I like Beasley as well. Street will be in on our 4 wide sets.

 

[cowboy_ron]

I can honestly say that I have NEVER slept on Cole Beasley

 

[Proximo]

You've got an undrafted wide receiver who in his first year with limited playing time gets 128 yards, bulks up in his first offseason and comes back to get 368 yards, 2 tds, and 20 first downs...

Beasley will continue to add mass, and will continue to get better as a wide receiver. I completely expect to see him get 500+ yards 6+ tds this year.

The fact that Beasley balled last year, and people are still sleeping on him is mind boggling to me. There isn't just one type of successful receiver in the nfl.

I hate to say it but part of it is people not wanting to admit they were wrong about the kid. Many on here claimed he was too small for this league and was a wasted roster spot since he doesn't contribute much on ST either.

I'm guessing he's going to need at least one more good year for those critics to finally come around. And I'm thinking your prediction of 500ish yards and 6 TDs sounds about right.

I hope and expect Linehan to utilize him even more this season after what he flashed last year.

 

[starfrombirth]

Nobody sleeps on Cole Beastly.

The real question is .. do they put beasley in a corner??

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

The real question is .. do they put beasley in a corner??

The only Corner Beastly has ever bee in is a Corner...backs FACE.

 

[jobberone]

If he continues to get separation then he may have a place at the table. But he's always going to be limited by his size and speed. His quickness serves him well. If you can get a waterbug in the slot with breakaway speed then he will face competition. A player like a healthy Austin would displace him. I love the kid and I hope he has a great career but he's a limited player. We all like underdogs.

 

[Reality]

If anything I think we have higher expectations for him than he is capable of. What we saw last season is probably about what he is capable of doing and that is not bad.

I am more excited to see if we get Harris more involved in the offense. He is the one I think has special game changing skills.

I agree with both of these statements completely. I like Beasley, but I think our desire to see him become Welker 2.0 leads to unrealistic expectations for him over a entire season. He's not fast, but he's really quick, especially out of turns, and has great, though small, hands. The problem is that his small frame will keep him in that "utility" role because as soon as they increase his work load, his likelihood of injury will increase as well.

I've been a Harris fan since he was in college. There's just something special about him. He's never going to be a number one receiver, but he has really good instincts when running and also has great hands. I think part of the reason for Austin's release, beyond the cap hit of course, was that it will give Harris a chance to get more touches at receiver.

While I would love to have a second Dez playing #2 receiver, Witten, Williams, Harris and Beasley give us a solid receiving core. Hopefully Street will have an impact this season as well. My only real concern is with Williams because he's a body catcher, not a hands catcher. The best receivers always prefer to catch the ball with their hands rather than their body. Williams did show some glimpses last year of using his hands and hopefully it's just a confidence thing that will continue to improve this upcoming season.

 

[Galian Beast]

I agree with both of these statements completely. I like Beasley, but I think our desire to see him become Welker 2.0 leads to unrealistic expectations for him over a entire season. He's not fast, but he's really quick, especially out of turns, and has great, though small, hands. The problem is that his small frame will keep him in that "utility" role because as soon as they increase his work load, his likelihood of injury will increase as well.

I've been a Harris fan since he was in college. There's just something special about him. He's never going to be a number one receiver, but he has really good instincts when running and also has great hands. I think part of the reason for Austin's release, beyond the cap hit of course, was that it will give Harris a chance to get more touches at receiver.

While I would love to have a second Dez playing #2 receiver, Witten, Williams, Harris and Beasley give us a solid receiving core. Hopefully Street will have an impact this season as well. My only real concern is with Williams because he's a body catcher, not a hands catcher. The best receivers always prefer to catch the ball with their hands rather than their body. Williams did show some glimpses last year of using his hands and hopefully it's just a confidence thing that will continue to improve this upcoming season.

I think that is the issue here.

Look at my predictions for Beasley this year. Where do you think I suggested his numbers will be like Welkers. 500 yards, 6 tds. Those aren't Welker numbers. We would call that a straw man argument.

And speaking of unrealistic, most teams don't have one Dez Bryant, let alone two. The reality is that many people got on the Harris bandwagon, and expected Beasley to be cut. Those of us who have been paying attention realize that Beasley is a much better receiver than Harris, and Beasley separated himself on the depth chart reflecting that.

Devin Street has nothing to do with Cole Beasley. Devin Street will be a 4th receiver at best, but he will be second on the depth chart behind Bryant or Williams. He doesn't play the same position as Beasley, and is not going to get Beasley's snaps.

 

[starfrombirth]

The only Corner Beastly has ever bee in is a Corner...backs FACE.

Yep and he probably has the time of his life!

 

[Zimmy Lives]

If anything I think we have higher expectations for him than he is capable of. What we saw last season is probably about what he is capable of doing and that is not bad.

I am more excited to see if we get Harris more involved in the offense. He is the one I think has special game changing skills.

He does, but Beasley does the one thing all good receivers must do constantly but seldom do. Move the chains.

I think the draft pick (Street) makes the team but that's it from the rookie class.

 

[Crown Royal]

I like Beasley. In a weird way, he is kind of like a 3rd Down RB or even a Power back as far as what he brings to the table. He is a nice cog to get you about 5-8 yards if you really need them, no more no less. But I have to agree with @jobberone, he will always be a guy that if you can replace, you will try to. He can't play every down. You need depth at WR for him to make sense, because he cannot fill in for Dez or Williams. He can't effectively play special teams. His only real value is to be a 15-20 play guy AT MOST, unless he can really find additional utility.

NOW, that said, if we continue to pass like we have the last 3 years, there may still be a place on the team. His quickness does demand some focus on the team - if you have to put a DB on him to will have trouble, he creates another seam mismatch that opens things up for Witten and eventually the outside guys. There is nothing wrong with that.

 

[Crown Royal]

I agree with both of these statements completely. I like Beasley, but I think our desire to see him become Welker 2.0 leads to unrealistic expectations for him over a entire season. He's not fast, but he's really quick, especially out of turns, and has great, though small, hands. The problem is that his small frame will keep him in that "utility" role because as soon as they increase his work load, his likelihood of injury will increase as well.

I've been a Harris fan since he was in college. There's just something special about him. He's never going to be a number one receiver, but he has really good instincts when running and also has great hands. I think part of the reason for Austin's release, beyond the cap hit of course, was that it will give Harris a chance to get more touches at receiver.

While I would love to have a second Dez playing #2 receiver, Witten, Williams, Harris and Beasley give us a solid receiving core. Hopefully Street will have an impact this season as well. My only real concern is with Williams because he's a body catcher, not a hands catcher. The best receivers always prefer to catch the ball with their hands rather than their body. Williams did show some glimpses last year of using his hands and hopefully it's just a confidence thing that will continue to improve this upcoming season.

Harris has more utility overall than Beasley in that he is a ST ACE on both returns and coverage. He is FANTASTIC with the ball in his hands, and can tackle/get down field with quickness. HIs limitation is a little different than beasley in that he is not a very natural WR. He'll drop a few more passes, run a weird route, etc. But once he gets the ball in his hands, he is liable to gain a TON of yac. Beasley isn't going to get as much YAC, but he will probably get open and catch more effectively.

 

[noshame]

Beasley, Harris, Street, 'm just glad we can argue over who will contribute the most, instead of the old "we have nobody if Austin goes down".

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I like Beasley. In a weird way, he is kind of like a 3rd Down RB or even a Power back as far as what he brings to the table. He is a nice cog to get you about 5-8 yards if you really need them, no more no less. But I have to agree with @jobberone, he will always be a guy that if you can replace, you will try to. He can't play every down. You need depth at WR for him to make sense, because he cannot fill in for Dez or Williams. He can't effectively play special teams. His only real value is to be a 15-20 play guy AT MOST, unless he can really find additional utility.

NOW, that said, if we continue to pass like we have the last 3 years, there may still be a place on the team. His quickness does demand some focus on the team - if you have to put a DB on him to will have trouble, he creates another seam mismatch that opens things up for Witten and eventually the outside guys. There is nothing wrong with that.

Your statement in bold should apply to all players except possibly Romo and Smith.